Stove lid lifter



Feb. 3, 1942. v w, A, EDlNGTON' 2,272,112

sTovE LID LIFTER M y17 J" NNI f4 fll ATTORNEYS y Patented Feb. 3,A 1942 sTovE LID LIFTEn v William A. Edington, Shreveport, La.`

Application December 1 6, 1940, serial N0.-37o,4o5

The/present invention relates to 4a new and improved stove lid lifter.

The vprimary object of the invention resides inA the provision 0f a stove lidlifterdesignedto protect the hand of the user from being burned while lifting a lid from a heated stove.

A further object of the invention resides in the shield. vThesmell-111 is spaced Vimm/the handie II and the body 6 by means of the washers I8,v K'

the same being disposed on each sideof the shield I1 as clearly shown iny Figure 3 ofthe drawing.` Use of Vthe Washers I8 also forms an airspacey on either side ofthe shield` I1 which aids in provision of a stove lid lifter that is simple in construction, relatively inexpensive lto manufacture and embodying a minimum number of movable parts.

The invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several partsto be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointedout in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in will be had to the accompanyingdrawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views,.and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view partly in detail, referencek further lpreventing the "hand grip I3 from becoming .overheated Cap `nuts I9 maintain the bolts I`5 and washers I8 in clamping engagement `with the handle II, shield I1 and body 6, respectively.

The lid lifter in accordance with the present j invention including the use of the shield I1 will .engaged for liftingthe lid Without injuryk tothe section of the improved stove lid lifter being shown in use, the lid of the stove being shown in section. Figure 2 is a top plan view.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken sub-v stantially on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing for a" more detailed description'thereof, the improved stove lid lifter is generally designated by the reference numeral 5 and comprises a lifter body 6 ofarcuate forma,- f

tion, one end thereof being formed with a prong 1 adapted to engage the eye 8 of a stove lid 9. The shape of the hooked end 1 is similar to'that of conventional stove lid lifters,

The body 6 further includes a substantially horizontal portion I0 to which a handle I I is at-` tached, it being observed that the handle is disposed at an angle relative to the end 1. lThe handle II includes a substantially lU`shaped member I2, the upper ends of which support therebetween a hand grip I3, said grip being attached by means of screws or the like I4. As is to be understood, thehand grip I3 may be formed of wood, bre or other material.

The U-shaped member I2 is adapted'to be attached to the horizontal portion I0 by vmeans of bolts I5, said bolts passing through aligned apertures formed in the horizontal section I6 of the member I2 and the horizontal vportion I0 of the body 6, respectively.

maintainfthe hand gripk I3k in condition atall times to be engaged without'fearof burning or otherwise injuring the hand. Even .though the lifter remain in contact with the lid for an appreciable length of time, the hand'grip canbeY hand since the hand grip is prevented from becoming overheated by provision of the shield I1.

Alsoit will'be understood, of course, by those skilled in 'the rart that variations in the hereinabove described device involving the substitution of substantial lequivalents for the vdevices de. scribed are intended to be comprehended within the spirit ofthe present invention and that the invention' is capable ofextended application and is not conned tothe exact showing of theY drawing nor to the precise construction described and, therefore, such changes and modications may bemade therein as do not aiect the spirit of the invention nor exceed the scopel thereof as.

expressed in thev appended claims.

What is claimedis: l I

` l. In a stove lid vlifting device, a lifting member having an elongated straight portion at one end and a lid lifting projection at the opposite end,v

an open rectangular shaped* handle having an v elongated straight inner portion approximately ,in spaced relation relativetoj the said handle l and lifing memben Between the handle I I and the horizontal body l portion IIJ there is disposed an elongated plate vI1 formed of any desired material forming a heat parallelwith the straight portion of the lifting member, a plate of heat insulating material dis-l posed `tion of the lifting member, a plurality of fas# tening elements `extended through y the said vparallel portions and the plate and rigidly connecting the same, and means forfretainingl the plate 2. vIn a stove lid 'lifting' device, an elongated lid Llifting bar having an intermediate portion shaped at one end tol forma projecting lid engaging prong Iand having a straight '(:onnecting.portionl at its outer end disposed'inl angular relation to the said, intermediate portion, an -open rectangu-` lar shaped handle member having fan inner between lthe handle and the straightpor-iy I straight portion disposed parallel with and adjacent to the outer straight portion of the lifter, an elongated relatively thin plate of insulating material mounted between the handle and lifter and arranged in a plane parallel with the parallel portions of the handle and lifter, a pair of spaced apart fastening elements extended through the said parallel portions of the handle and lifter and through the plate to rigidly fasten the same in assembly, and a plurality of spacing elements fitted about the said fastening elements between the plate and respective straight portions of the handle and lifter for maintaining the plate in spaced relation to the said handle and lifter.

WILLIAM A. EDINGTON. 

